Join Greening Greenpoint and Eckford Street Studio to create nature prints using several techniques and learn about Greenpoint’s street trees!

The event will begin with a brief tree care overview from Greening Greenpoint, followed by nature printmaking led by Eckford Street Studio.

You’ll use materials sourced from the urban forest to make gelatin plate monotypes and collagraph prints, illustrating the creative possibilities of making art with nature. See photos below for examples!

Fun for the whole family, both printmaking techniques are suitable for all ages!

Eckford Street Studio Community Projects is a local 501(c)3 non-profit organization aimed at reaching all children and families of North Brooklyn, regardless of income or experience Learn more about Eckford Street Studio and the classes they offer for children and adults in Greenpoint here!

Applying Permaculture Design to retrofit NYC to be a healthier and happier place

You will learn Permaculture principles and applications in the urban environment and how to create mutually beneficial city to country economic connections

Andrew will delve into the following topics during this two-hour presentation:

Renewable energy solutions and approaches for the 5 boroughs and the region

Retrofitting NYC to be more self reliant and a healthier environment to live in

Cleaning indoor air with plants

Ways to clean up contaminated sites

Creating beautiful natural areas to connect people with healthy ecosystems in the midst of the city landscape

Gardening in the city with Permaculture design

Site analysis and design techniques for rooftop farms, city gardens and business models

Working with bees, chickens and other micro-livestock in urban settings

You will learn how to design your life and your livelihood to be a part of creating a better and healthier world for all

Learn More About Andrew Faust:

Andrew is the Founder and Director of the Center For Bioregional Living, a hands-on educational campus for students and clients in Ellenville, NY. He is one of the premier Permaculture teachers and designers in North America, with over two decades of experience in the field. His passionate and mind expanding talks and curriculum have motivated teachers and students since his decade long career as a high school teacher at Upattina's Open Community High School in Glenmoore, PA. Faust moved to Brooklyn in 2007 and has been applying his knowledge to the urban landscape. Since then, Faust has been inspiring film makers with the message of Permaculture culminating in the film Inhabit and a life changing Permaculture Design Certification course that has over 500 graduates. Faust received a dual diploma in Design and Education from Permaculture Institute of North America in 2016. Andrew and Adriana Magaña with their daughter Juniper run the Center for Bioregional Living.

Join Greening Greenpoint and NYC Parks for Mulchfest 2019!

Come out on Saturday, January 12th and help spread mulch generated during MulchFest around trees in McCarren Park! You can bring your holiday tree to be recycled into wood chips and take a bag of mulch home with you!

Citizen Pruners will also have the opportunity to prune trees in McCarren!

Tools, gloves, and hot beverages will be provided!

Meet-up will be on the corner of Lorimer St. and Driggs Ave. at 10 a.m.

PICK UP A FREE TREE TO PLANT IN YOUR YARD IN GREENPOINT!

Learn about the tree species and complete the registration form by clicking below!

Once you register using the online form, plan to pick up your free tree at PS 110 (124 Monitor St.) in the basement (entrance through the Monitor St. schoolyard) on Wednesday, November 28th, from 2:30-5:30 PM!

Join Greening Greenpoint, Brooklyn Public Library, and local historian Geoff Cobb for an environmental history of Greenpoint!

We’ll begin with the walking tour at the corner of Franklin and Calyer St. at 11 AM. The walk will end at Bushwick Inlet Park (86 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249) North 9th street entrance, around 12 PM and will be followed by a presentation by Mr. Cobb and scanning event with Brooklyn Public Library.

Brooklyn Public Library’s Greenpoint Oral History and Community Scanning Project is dedicated to documenting and preserving the environmental history of Greenpoint, and you can help by contributing an item to the project. BPL will scan items such as documents, photographs, ephemera and mementos. We’re also happy to have digital items such as JPGs, DOCs and PDFs.

Join Greening Greenpoint and Franklin St. Community Garden to care for trees lining the streets around the garden!

The hottest days of the year may be behind us, but street trees in Greenpoint still need your help to thrive this fall!

Join us in stewarding Greenpoint's urban forest on Sunday, September 30th, from 11 AM to 1 PM. We'll beautify the blocks bordering the garden and enjoy the unique urban green space that is 61 Franklin Street!

Stick around after clearing, cultivating, and mulching tree beds to enjoy refreshments in the garden!

Join Greening Greenpoint for a workshop at 61 Franklin St. Community Garden led by professional Botanical Artist Wendy Hollender!

Wendy will teach you the basics of Botanical Illustration, plant anatomy, and give you a better understanding of the importance of plants that we draw. The event is free, art materials are provided, and you can take home any botanical art that you make.

Space is limited, to reserve your spot please sign up by following the link below!

Event Details

Wednesday, July 25th

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Due to unfavorable weather, the workshop will be moved to the Bushwick Inlet Park building at 86 Kent Ave., N 9th Street entrance

Greenpoint Oral History and Community Scanning Project at Bushwick Inlet Park: Pests in Greenpoint

Join the Greenpoint Oral History and Community Scanning Project at the Bushwick Inlet Park building, 86 Kent Avenue, for a talk with Greening Greenpoint’s Bill Schmidt where he’ll discuss the reign and destruction of the Asian Longhorn Beetle in Greenpoint and the new scourge of our trees, the Emerald Ash Borer

Following the talk we will hold a community scanning event to document the environmental history of Greenpoint. What will we scan? Documents, photographs, ephemera, mementos - anything we can digitize - What do you have in your personal collection that tells of the story of Greenpoint’s environment?

By contributing materials you are choosing how Greenpoint’s environmental history will represented and remembered.

We'll meet at the corner of Lorimer St. and Driggs Ave. at 6:00 PM

Maya Robinson is a clinical herbalist and energy worker who grew up in Japan. She is the owner of Rooted Things Apothecary, providing herbal consultation and high quality artisanal flower waters, as well as Co-Founder of Plant-Matters, a digital publication about all things plants.

Join Greening Greenpoint and Newtown Creek Alliance on Sunday, June 10th to steward the trees in and around Manhattan Avenue Park!

Help Greenpoint's trees by clearing, cultivating, and mulching tree beds in and around Manhattan Avenue Park. The water-front park lies at the end of Manhattan Ave., learn more about the creek with Newtown Creek Alliance, who will be on-site for the event!

Drinks and snacks will be served in the park for volunteers!

We'll meet at Manhattan Avenue Park at 10 AM, let us know you're coming by following the link below to our sign-up form, we hope to see you there!

Greening Greenpoint is celebrating the planting of the 500th tree of the project!

Join us and your fellow Greenpointers in celebrating this milestone!

New York State Assemblyman Joseph Lentol and representatives from the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund and New York State Attorney General's Office will be present to commemorate the achievement!

The tree will be planted at 725 Leonard Street and the event will begin at 4:30 PM with the tree planting ceremony!

After the ceremony stick around to enjoy refreshments, plant in tree beds along Leonard St., and take some bulbs with you to plant at home!

Join Greening Greenpoint and Trees New York for the 2018 Street Tree Stewardship Summit

The Summit will include insights from a resident speaker, a panel discussion with representatives from NYC Parks, Partnerships for Parks, and Citizens Committee on available resources, and time to enjoy refreshments and connect with other local stewards and organizations!

Pick up a raffle ticket at the door and you'll be entered into a raffle to win a tree care kit or a copy of "The Living Forest"! We'll also be giving away bulbs, so you can take some home to plant on your block!

Representatives from stewardship organizations will have tables set up with informational materials and will be available to help answer any questions you may have!

Do you want to make a difference in your community and support or care for a park near you?

Join Partnerships for Parks for a FREE workshop and learn how you and your neighbors can come together to support and improve your community green spaces! Meet staff members, network with other interested community members, and hear stories from experienced volunteers!

Topics will include:

Why volunteers are so important for vibrant, thriving parks

Who you need to know in NYC Parks

How neighbors, coworkers, or community groups can spruce up a park with an “It’s My Park” project

Is your park group looking for more fundraising & development opportunities but unsure if becoming a nonprofit is right for your group?

Join Partnerships for Parks to learn about another alternative: fiscal sponsorship! Their expert speakers will explain how your group can financially partner with an existing nonprofit to take advantage of their 501c3 status. This means more perks— access to charitable donations, grants, tax exempt status— and less paperwork.

At this workshop:

Learn the ins and outs of several fiscal sponsorship programs offered by different organizations

Join Greening Greenpoint and NYC Parks for MulchFest 2018!

Come out on Saturday, January 6th and help spread mulch generated during MulchFest around trees in McCarren Park! You can bring your holiday tree to be recycled into wood chips and take a bag of mulch home with you!

Tools, gloves, and hot beverages will be provided!

Meet-up will be on the corner of Lorimer St. and Driggs Ave. at 11 a.m.

Do you want to make a difference in your community and support or care for a park near you? Join Partnerships for Parks for a FREE workshop and learn how to get more involved with your community park! Meet staff members, and hear stories from experienced volunteers and community leaders.

Topics will include:

Who you need to know in NYC Parks

How you and your neighbors can spruce up your park with an “It’s My Park” project

This project is made possible with funding provided by the Office of the New York State Attorney General and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation through the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund.